Survivor urges men to look out for prostate cancer(UK)

Wednesday, September 02, 2009

"AN ELECTRICIAN diagnosed with prostate cancer at just 41 years old has urged other men to watch out for the disease's symptoms.
Ian Lidstone, of Trematon near Saltash, said he was lucky the cancer was discovered before it spread through his body."

"The youngest member of the Derriford Prostate Support Group, he said he had decided to tell his story to The Herald in order to raise awareness of the condition.
"Younger men need to be more aware of prostate cancer," he said. "In the pamphlets, it's all old people with beards and gloves, but there must be younger men out there walking around with it."

"The only symptom of prostate cancer Ian experienced was feeling the need to pass urine more often at night, but often being unable to do so. At first dismissing it as merely a sign of getting older, he waited six weeks before taking the problem to his GP, in September last year. Initial tests showed nothing abnormal, but a PSA (prostate- specific antigen) screening test suggested otherwise.
Ian's PSA level was 56, when healthy levels are usually less than four. He was referred for a biopsy at Derriford Hospital."

Survivor urges men to look out for prostate cancer